After a two-year hiatus, the Cross-Country Alaska Junior Championships will be returning to the state-wide racing calendar March 26 and 27 and will be the first part of a weekend with family-wide ski racing appeal. The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ season-culminating marathon, the Sonot Kkaazoot, is scheduled to start in downtown Fairbanks on the Chena River the morning of March 28. The CCAK Junior Championships is an event focused on J2 and younger skiers....
Each year, Bend Nordic Team skiers travel to Newport, OR for a fall training camp coached by Ben Husaby and Brenna Knowles. The trip itinerary is simple. Surf, eat, intervals, eat, surf, rest, repeat! This year the ocean waves were kind to new surfers and fresh, raw oysters were a perfect post workout treat. The athletes enjoyed testing themselves at sea level. According to Dakota Blackhorse von Jess, “The roller-skiing at sea level was awesome...
After a seven year break while the access roads to Mt. Greylock got a much needed overhaul, the Mt. Greylock Roller Ski and Roller Blade races are back. The event, a benefit for the Northern Berkshire Special Olympics, will be held on Sunday, October 18th, at 10:00 A.M. beginning at the Mt. Greylock Visitors’ Center in Lanesboro, MA. Brought to you by the Berkshire Nordic Ski Club, Berkshire Outfitters and FasterSkier.com the race will prove...
WILMINGTON, NY — The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority announce the third annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Roller-ski Race on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 9 am. The course starts at the Whiteface Toll Booth, climbing for 5 miles with an average 8% grade up the Whiteface Memorial Highway to the castle on the summit of Whiteface Mountain, New York’s 5th highest peak with an elevation of...
The US Junior Olympic Cross Country Ski Program is a nationwide series of events for youth and juniors ages 8 to 19. Each geographic region has its own qualifying system of events hosted by a different club or organization to select the best athletes to compete at the US Junior Olympic Cross Country Ski Championships. All events share a common goal: to encourage young athletes to enjoy cross country skiing and to develop their skill....
This is the first of National Team Email Reports during the 2009 Australian winter. The intention is to provide a summary of team activities and competitions during the season, and in particular to report on progress in the Australia – New Zealand Continental Cup Series. This and other news will also be available on the Australian Cross Country Skiing Website FIS Australia – New Zealand Continental Cup The FIS Australia – New Zealand Cup (ANC) is the...
XC Oregon elite skier Stephanie Howe and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay senior XC skier Santi Oscariz (spending Summer 2009 in Bend, Oregon) had podium finishes in the Saturday, August 1 Mt Ashland Hillclimb Run in Ashland, Oregon. The 13.3 mile event begins in Ashland’s beautiful Lithia Park (el 1900′) and climbs on tree-canopied dirt roads and trails to finish on the Mt. Ashland summit (7533′), for a total of 5,600′ of climbing (over a vertical...
HAYWARD, WI – Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) is pleased to announce Swix Sport USA to be the official ski pole supplier. Starting on, August 1, 2009, CXC Elite Team will rely on the proven technology of Swix to provide them with the lightest and strongest composite ski poles. For more than 25 years, Swix has been the leading innovator in the field of composite ski poles. Top World Cup athletes prefer Swix composite...
Central Cross Country Ski Association is proud to announce the formation of an innovative Adaptive Ski Program available for individuals with physical disabilities throughout the Midwest. CXC established a disabled ski program in 2005 by bringing the U.S. Adaptive Ski Team to the Madison, WI SuperTour event and purchasing one sit ski. Since that time, over 30 disabled individuals have participated in the program with 13 sit skis currently in use by CXC. The curriculum...
New Paltz is home to the famous Shawangunk Mountains, a Mecca for rock climbing, trail running, mountain and road biking and paddling. This past weekend it was also home to 14 Nordic skiers eager to learn more about the sport. Nick Mancuso, Camp organizer, had a goal of offering an opportunity for High School juniors to train together, and receive an overview on training and technique for Nordic skiing. In addition to the ski components,...
The 9th annual PNSA Trout Lake training camp welcomed nearly 40 junior and senior Nordic ski racers to Trout Lake, Washington July 15-19, 2009. The camp is the second in a series of three Nordic development camps sanctioned by the Pacific Northwest Ski Association. The first camp was held in Bend, OR in June and the final camp will be a joint effort between PNSA and the Far West divisions August 12-16 in Somes Bar,...
Recently Olympians Torin Koos and Lars Flora met with children from their home town of Bend, Oregon at the local Boys and Girls Club to share their Olympic experiences. KOHD News was there to capture the day for local Bend residents. You can watch their news story at the following link; Olympic Days by KOHD News
Reporting Times & Places Bicyclists Price Chopper Plaza, Route 7 – Great Barrington, MA, 8:30 a.m. Canoeists/Kayakers Stockbridge Bowl, Boat Ramp, Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, 9:30 a.m. Runners Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, Hawthorne Rd. Entrance, Stockbridge, MA, 10:30 a.m.
This clinic is part of the USSA Level 100 Certification Process. You do not have to be working toward certification to attend. Boulder Nordic Sport, Boulder, CO. Meet at the shop. Instruction from shop owner Nathan Shultz.
This clinic is part of the USSA Level 100 Certification Process. You do not have to be working toward certification to attend. Instruction from U.S. Ski Team’s Vordenberg and Casey. Palmer AK. CL and FR roller ski.
This clinic is part of the USSA Level 100 Certification Process. You do not have to be working toward certification to attend. Instructed by U.S. Ski Team’s Vordenberg and Casey. Classic and Freestyle Roller-ski
Ironwood, MI. Instructed by CXC. Contact
Hayward, WI. Instructed by CXC. Contact
Site and instructor TBD. NENSA Gaining Ground Clinic. The technique course is only one component of this multi-day clinic. Contact
1 p.m. Eastern REG. OTC, Lake Placid, NY, with U.S. Team coach Matt Whitcomb. Meet in the lobby prepared for both FR and CL roller ski instruction. Contact